Tag Archives: Writing

Boarding School or Mental Institution?

Posted on August 25, 2025 by khobar95

In 1976, my brother and I went from Anchorage, Alaska, to an Irish boarding school. We’d been to Ireland before, got on well with the local kids, and even went to school there. Coming back to Ireland didn’t seem that … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on August 21, 2025 by khobar95

The day after we moved from the base into a house in Anchorage, my brother Roger asked me to help with something. As the dutiful little brother who loved that his big brother included him in all sorts of fun, … Continue reading →

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Alaska

Posted on August 13, 2025 by khobar95

When I first arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1973, I thought I’d landed on Mars. The trees were all stunted. The city was on the ocean, but the sea was gray. There was no beach to speak of, only mud … Continue reading →

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Pete Townsend’s Upcoming Memoir

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

Pete Townsend of the 70’s supergroup, The Who, is releasing his memoir ‘Who Am I’ next week. I don’t usually read celebrity memoirs mainly because I can’t really relate to them. Someone is famous and all kinds of things happen … Continue reading →

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Dawn

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

There’s only one way to know performance, and that is to measure it. Sound lame? Well, there are those who say what happens outside doesn’t matter, that what’s inside is what counts. Unfortunately that’s untrue – as a writer you … Continue reading →

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Lemons and Lemonade

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Not too tart, not too sweet. Refreshing, satisfying, and bursting with flavor – The Troubles IS the ultimate in lemonade.

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The Troubles Ch16a – Majorca (W.I.P. snippet revised)

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

I just had to catch a real fish, so I set out along the beach and around the postcard-perfect rocky point to what looked like a promising cove. I fished for hours there without hooking a damned thing besides the … Continue reading →

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Shotguns and Rabbits

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

All too soon the weekend ended; time to go back to Portora. At least I had my rabbit pelt, though within a few days it wasn’t nearly as soft and fluffy as it had been. Tufts of hair began falling … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Eeyore

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

The other day a friend of mine said he worried that my Sacred Animal Totem was Eeyore. I chuckled because I knew what he meant but also because that assessment is wrong and I’m happy to point that out, not … Continue reading →

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Ice In The Veins

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Author Richard P. Nixon

My friend Lynette Benton says to write memoir you need ice in your veins. She’s right. I’ve been writing my memoir for a long time now, about seventeen years. There are many reasons for it taking so long, but one … Continue reading →

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